Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 19.9% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea, 2007–2015
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 19.9% for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 19.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19.9% | — |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 19.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 19.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Equatorial Guinea was 19.9% in 2015, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.